March 18, 2020
For the Grand Valley Local School District, consolidating five different schools into one 244,000 square foot K-12 facility required a floor that could do it all. They decided on nora® premium rubber flooring, which covers classrooms, corridors, locker and weight rooms, stairwells and the cafeteria—15 years on, learn how well it’s held up.
February 19, 2020
More and more, we’re finding that the potential benefits of biophilic design go beyond enhancing our personal wellbeing. In fact, biophilic interventions in the workplace can lead to positive financial impacts for organizations.
October 25, 2019
The Memory Center offers dementia patients the one thing they’re hard-pressed to find anywhere else—independence. Using evidence-based design principles, UPHEALING’s Lilliana Alvarado helped parent corporation MemCare realize its vision of a unique facility that offered patients the familiarity, variety and freedom they need to thrive.
September 27, 2019
What makes a well-designed space? It’s a question that prompts many answers, but ultimately the goal of an interior environment is to move forward the intention of a space and engage the user in meaningful ways. One way to do that is by designing spaces to activate the five basic senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.
August 19, 2019
In the next decade of design, the earth will be central in everything we create. Follow along to learn how these earth-centered cultural experiences will trickle down into our art, design, and architecture.
August 6, 2018
Put simply, great design has a positive impact on people’s lives. The design of a space and the products that go into it should allow the people who work, live and exist there to be happier. +Positive spaces™ motivate us to be our best, but they also help us feel our best. From inspiring color…
June 25, 2018
Change happens fast. With technology, change happens even faster. Our devices have become second limbs, ingrained into every facet of our lives. Technology has transformed our global culture in ways we could never have anticipated. It connects us. It makes our lives easier. On the other hand, it can also polarize and isolate us. It…
May 4, 2018
In 2013, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) launched a movement to address issues regarding health and well-being within the built environment. From this, the WELL Building Standard was established with the aim to provide architects and designers with guidelines on how to make a real and measurable difference to how we function within our…
March 14, 2018
In the last few years, neuroscientists have come to a remarkable conclusion: the quantity and quality of open space around us—whether it’s rows of cubicles in a an open floor matrix, four walls in a classroom with a view of the next building, or a windowless treatment area—is responsible for increasing the cognitive load on…
March 1, 2018
To support employee engagement, architects and designers are fashioning visually identifiable collision points within office spaces. These collision points encourage employees to share ideas, collaborate and meet, mirroring the behaviors of their home neighborhoods. Recent research from Steelcase further examines the correlation between employee engagement and workplace satisfaction. The report notes that workers who are…
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